- Pedestrian and Traffic Management
- Physically separate pedestrian access routes from mobile plant and vehicle operating areas and provide designated and clearly marked entrance and exit points to prevent interaction.
- Clearly identify and control designated pedestrian crossing points where they intersect with plant routes, using barriers, signage, and traffic controls to ensure safe crossing.
- Establish Exclusion Zones where pedestrians must not enter due to moving plant or uncontrolled hazards, and establish Restricted Access Zones where controlled interaction is required, clearly demarcating the areas, restricting entry to authorised persons only, and actively managing movements to prevent people-plant interaction.
- Communication
- A reliable means of communication controls must be implemented between mobile plant, vehicles and people on the ground to manage mobile plant movements. In restricted areas, plants must come to a complete stop to allow people to pass.
- Plant Safety Critical Checks
- Any safety critical faults/damage must be tagged out and immediately reported to the Supervisor. The plant must not be used until the issue has been rectified.
- No plant is to be modified outside manufacturers’ specifications, unless modification is engineered, certified and approved by a competent authorised person.
- Loading and Unloading Safely
- Loading and unloading zones must be clearly delineated with controls to prevent unauthorised access and minimise plant and people interaction.
- All loads must be secured and carried within all physical and capacity limits of the vehicle.
- Overhead Services and Plant Movements
- Overhead services and structures are to be identified, and appropriate control measures implemented to prevent collision by mobile plant and vehicles.
- Safeguards must be in place to prevent uncontrolled movement of mobile plants (e.g., stable ground conditions, wheel chocks).